Tennessee Orthopaedic Society PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 1999 · Treasurer: David Christopher Carver · Loudon, TN

Raised
$9,950
incl. $250 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,509
To TN candidates
$8,500
55% of spending
Operating & other
$5,009
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 2 candidates
$500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,509 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,500 (55%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $5,009 ÷ Total spent: $15,509
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,009
Contributions to candidates $8,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $300.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $200.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bryson, James $1,500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $400.00
  • Black, Diane $300.00
  • Deberry, Lois $300.00
  • Finney, Raymond (2008) $300.00
  • Herron, Roy $300.00
  • …and 12 more recipients

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tenn Republian Caucus $1,000.00
House/Senate Democratic Cuacus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Meetings $2,396.36
Professional Services $935.99
Travel $706.15
Food / Beverage $546.17
Research / Polling $300.00
Postage $124.65

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thomas Currey Chattanooga, TN University Orthopaedic $1,000.00
Donald Arms Mc Minnville, TN McMinnvile Orthopaedit Clinic $550.00
A Lee Hunter Lawrenceburg, TN Middle Tenn Bone \& Joint $500.00
Robert Bobo Germantown, TN Mamphis Orthopaedic Assc $500.00
Robert Dimick Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Robert Miller Memphis, TN Campbell Clinic $500.00
Michael Smigelski Jackson, TN — $350.00
Alan Pechacek Jackson, TN — $250.00
Allen Anderson Nashville, TN — $250.00
Barrett Rosen Nashville, TN Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance $250.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2005 Amended Historical $9,205.15 $4,301.96 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $9,839.80 $9,205.15 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $7,896.14 $9,839.80 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $10,090.64 $7,896.14 Source ↗